diff --git a/panda/src/putil/typedWritable.C.template b/panda/src/putil/typedWritable.C.template
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index 53cc650bba..0000000000
--- a/panda/src/putil/typedWritable.C.template
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@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-//FOR C Files
-#include <datagram.h>
-#include <datagramIterator.h>
-#include <bamReader.h>
-#include <bamWriter.h>
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: Generic::write_datagram
-//       Access: Public
-//  Description: Function to write the important information in
-//               the particular object to a Datagram
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void Generic::
-write_datagram(BamWriter *manager, Datagram &me)
-{
-  GenericParent::write_datagram(manager, me);
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: Generic::fillin
-//       Access: Protected
-//  Description: Function that reads out of the datagram (or asks
-//               manager to read) all of the data that is needed to
-//               re-create this object and stores it in the appropiate
-//               place
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void Generic::
-fillin(DatagramIterator& scan, BamReader* manager)
-{
-  GenericParent::fillin(scan, manager);
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: Generic::complete_pointers
-//       Access: Public
-//  Description: Takes in a vector of pointes to TypedWriteable
-//               objects that correspond to all the requests for 
-//               pointers that this object made to BamReader.
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-int Generic::
-complete_pointers(vector_typedWriteable &p_list, BamReader *manager)
-{
-  int start = GenericParent::complete_pointers(p_list, manager);
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: Generic::finalize
-//       Access: Public
-//  Description: Method to ensure that any necessary clean up tasks
-//               that have to be performed by this object are performed
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void Generic::
-finalize()
-{
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: Generic::make_Generic
-//       Access: Protected
-//  Description: Factory method to generate a Generic object
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-TypedWriteable* Generic::
-make_Generic(const FactoryParams &params)
-{
-  Generic *me = new Generic;
-  BamReader *manager;
-  Datagram packet;
-
-  parse_params(params, manager, packet);
-  DatagramIterator scan(packet);
-
-  me->fillin(scan, manager);
-  return me;
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: Generic::register_with_factory
-//       Access: Public, Static
-//  Description: Factory method to generate a Generic object
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void Generic::
-register_with_read_factory()
-{
-  BamReader::get_factory()->register_factory(get_class_type(), make_Generic);
-}
diff --git a/panda/src/putil/typedWritable.h.template b/panda/src/putil/typedWritable.h.template
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index 9d6ed2200d..0000000000
--- a/panda/src/putil/typedWritable.h.template
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-//FOR H File of files derived from TypedWriteable, WriteableConfigurable
-//or TypedWriteableReferenceCount
-class BamReader;
-
-//FOR H FILES
-
-public:
-  static void register_with_read_factory();
-  virtual void write_datagram(BamWriter* manager, Datagram &me);  
-  virtual int complete_pointers(vector_typedWriteable &p_list, 
-                                BamReader *manager);
-  virtual void finalize();
-
-  static TypedWriteable *make_Generic(const FactoryParams &params);
-
-protected:
-  void fillin(DatagramIterator& scan, BamReader* manager);
-
-private:
-  int _num_GenericPointers;